VCE HHD Exam Revision Unit 4

Examples of environmental characteristics of a low income country include:

• high levels of debt and low trade opportunities

• less access to clean water and sanitation and high gas emissions

• less income and high birth rates

• good infrastructure and access to food security

In high income countries:

• Under 5 mortality rates are high

• Life expectancy is low

• Maternal mortality rates are low

• There is a double burden of disease from communicable and non-communicable diseases

The three dimensions of sustainability are

• social, economic and environmental

• social, intellectual and financial

• sociocultural, biological and environmental

• physical, emotional and social

Examples of social sustainability include:

• managing debt and building industry

• responsible use on non-renewable resources and reducing carbon emissions

• high employment rates and high birth rates

• investing in education and developing healthcare systems

What is "creating an environment in which all people can develop to their full potential, and lead productive, creative lives in accord with their needs and interests. It is about expanding people's choices, enhancing capabilities and having access to knowledge, health and a decent standard of living, and participating in the life of the community and the decisions affecting their lives"?

• Social sustainability

• Economic sustainability

• Human development

• Human Development Index

When males and females have the same opportunities in society it is known as:

• gender inequality

• gender equality

• social inclusion

• discrimination

Which of these is not an example of social action?

• Advocating for a cause such as gender equality and sharing information via social media

• Donating to an NGO to support the work they do in low income countries

• Volunteering with an NGO e.g. helping out at Vinnies soup kitchens

• Consumerism

Which of these is not an objective of the SDGs?

• End extreme poverty

• Ensure free vaccinations for all children under 5 years of age

• Fight inequalities and injustices

• Address/tackle climate change

Australian aid priorities include:

• Agriculture, fisheries and water; and gender equality and empowering women and girls

• Universal health coverage; and education and health

• Building resilience: humanitarian assistance, disaster risk reduction and social protection: and promoting healthier populations

• Addressing health emergencies; and Infrastructure, trade facilitation and international competitiveness

Examples of the WHO priorities include:

• achieving universal health coverage and addressing health emergencies

• Agriculture, fisheries and water; and Effective governance: policies, institutions and functioning economies

• promoting healthier populations; and education and health

• Shelter, food; and social justice and equity